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tuxedo

tu·xedo

UK/tʌkˈsiːdəʊ/ US/tʌkˈsidoʊ/ fairly common

noun

Origin

From Tuxedo Park, New York, US, where the fashion is often said to have originated, the village in turn likely from an Eastern Algonquian language (Munsee), from Lenape, tucsedo or p'tuxseepu, ("crooked water" or "crooked river").

Phrases

  • Canadian tuxedo
  • smoking jacket
  • Texan tuxedo
  • tuxedo cat
  • tuxedo shirt

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